How To Name The Switch; How To Display A Text Banner At Login - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908 Series Software Reference Manual

How to name the switch

To give the switch a name, enter Global Configuration mode and enter the command:
For example, to name the switch "switch1.mycompany.com":
The prompt displays the new name:
switch1.mycompany.com(config)#
The name can contain hyphens and underscore characters.
However, the name must be a single word, as the following example shows.
It also cannot be surrounded by quote marks, as the following example shows.
Removing the To remove the hostname, enter the command:
name
The prompt changes back to the default prompt:
awplus(config)#

How to display a text banner at login

By default, the switch displays the AlliedWare Plus OS version and build date at login. You can
customize this by changing the Message of the Day (MOTD) banner.
To enter a new MOTD banner, enter Global Configuration mode and enter the command:
The text can contain spaces and other printable characters. You do not have to surround
words with quote marks.
Example To display "this is a new banner" when someone logs in, enter the command:
C613-50007-01 REV B
awplus(config)#
awplus(config)#
awplus(config)#hostname switch1.mycompany.com more words
hostname switch1.mycompany.com more words
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
awplus(config)#hostname "switch1.mycompany.com more words"
% Please specify string starting with alphabet
switch1.mycompany.com(config)#
awplus(config)#
awplus(config)#
Software Reference for SwitchBlade® x908, x900 and x600 Series Switches
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AlliedWare Plus Operating System - Software Version 5.3.1
hostname <name>
hostname switch1.mycompany.com
^
no hostname
banner motd <banner-text>
banner motd this is a new banner
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